i m currently posted in emergency medical services(ems) in kem.daily we get a lot of cases of poisoning.many of them are opc poisonings (...opc - its stands for organophosphorous compound. these compounds are absorbed very rapidly,can lead to sudden cardiac arrest or respiratory paralysis.despite treating patients early many have to be kept on ventilators for quite a few days.a few of them ultimately succumb to various complications.its quite easily availaible in indian homes as these compounds are commonly used insecticides.......so it is quite a favourite for suicide attemts in indian population.).the problem is most people consuming it don't realise the harm it can cause.

yesterday we had such a case.a beautiful looking young female came to us sayin that she had consumed a liitle bit of JALLAD poison(its an opc poison..quite deadly...apt name..)....nd on further probing she admitted that she had consumed the whole bottle,she had probably done it to scare her boyfreind,who was accompaning her(..obviously not realising the possible implications of it).fortunately she came quite early to us and so with prompt treatment she did not develop all those possible complications.

we have realised that in most of these cases people are not actually depressed or want to commit suicide.they just do it to scare off their close relatives or for their point of view to be considered.they just dont realise that what a disaster it can lead to.